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Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) Long-time sportscaster AL MICHAELS. He's currently with Sunday Night Football, before that he spent 30 years with ABC doing play-by-plays. He'll be working his ninth Superbowl soon. MICHAELS worked with Howard Cosell, and is best known for calling the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union when he exclaimed "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" MICHAELS was inducted into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame in 1998. He has a new memoir, You Can't Make This Up. (INTERVIEW BY DAVE DAVIES) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW) (2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews Nine Surprises the new album by the Nonet led by composer and french horn player and Tom Varner.